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NL West race: September 13, 2008

MLB.com: Kershaw cruises in Dodgers’ win

Rookie Clayton Kershaw allowed one run over six innings and the Dodgers trimmed their magic number to 12 with a 5-1 win over the Rockies on Saturday night. Kershaw (4-5) scattered four singles and struck out seven. The Dodgers have won six of his past eight starts and 12 of their past 13 games overall.

MLB.com: Owings beats D-backs with bat

Former D-backs pitcher Micah Owings got a pinch-hit, go-ahead RBI double off Tony Pena in the top of the 10th, as the Reds topped the D-backs, 3-2, at Chase Field Saturday night in front of 45,075. It was Owings’ first Major League appearance since July 28, when he was a member of the D-backs.

LAD 77-71 [10-1 in SEPT]
ARI 72-75 [3-8 in SEPT] (4.5 GB)

NTNgod Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:25 PM | 14 comment(s)
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1. NTNgod Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:03 PM (#2940678)

In the ARI/CIN game, Owings pinch-hit for the Reds in the 10th, and hit a go-ahead double. Ouch.

Maybe should have waited a bit longer to complete that Dunn deal.

2. Biff uses the power of mental thinking Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:10 PM (#2940679)

Wow. That's fairly brutal.

3. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:47 PM (#2940690)

Also, Tim Lincecum pitched his first career complete game, shutting out the Padres in San Diego. He allowed four hits and three walks and hit a batter while fanning twelve. He threw 138 pitches...

4. NTNgod Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:50 PM (#2940691)

I was wondering how the D'backs managed to draw 45K (particularly against the Reds): double promotions!

Singer Jessica Simpson performed in a postgame concert. It also was Dan Haren bobblehead night

5. Biff uses the power of mental thinking Posted: September 13, 2008 at 11:53 PM (#2940692)

He threw 138 pitches...

Is Dusty managing the Giants again?

6. Fred C. Dobbs Posted: September 14, 2008 at 12:02 AM (#2940695)

Weird, ESPN says the following:

Lincecum (17-3) hadn't thrown a complete game in his first 54 starts, but sailed through nine innings against the Padres, needing just 86 pitches.

7. akrasian Posted: September 14, 2008 at 12:10 AM (#2940698)

MLB's gameday has 138. Since he threw 20 pitches in the 9th, I would go with the higher total.

8. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: September 14, 2008 at 12:11 AM (#2940700)

Is Dusty managing the Giants again?

He threw over 130 his last start too if I remember correctly, for the same purpose -- Bochy has desperately been trying to get him a CG. Last time out he unraveled a bit in the ninth and Bochy finally had to pull him after he walked a guy after a long AB. This time he breezed through the 8th and entered the 9th with 118 pitches, so Bochy left him in. He gave up a few cheap singles with two outs before striking out Edgar Gonzalez to end it. His control was a little off early on, so he kept going 1-0 and 2-0 on hitters, but he started pouring in strikes towards the end, and was still sitting at 94 in the 9th.

Weird, ESPN says the following:

Yeah, they're wrong; I was watching the game. Roy Halladay he ain't.

9. Justin T Posted: September 14, 2008 at 12:16 AM (#2940701)

I'm torn between wanting a little dude with wicked stuff to succeed and wanting the Giants to pay for their stupidity. Torn like Lincecum's labrum.

10. Tike Redman's Shattered Dreams (shayborg) Posted: September 14, 2008 at 12:33 AM (#2940704)

I'm torn between wanting a little dude with wicked stuff to succeed and wanting the Giants to pay for their stupidity. Torn like Lincecum's labrum.

I don't care how stupid the Giants have been. There's no part of me whatsoever that wants the coolest pitcher in the NL to get hurt.

11. Fred C. Dobbs Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:17 AM (#2940726)

Tim is VERY cool. I put a poster of him on my bedroom on my wall. It says "Tim Lincecum" on it.

12. shoewizard Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:44 AM (#2940728)

I don't think there really needs to be an "NL West Race" thread every night. There is not more race.

13. Gold Star 4 Robot Boy Posted: September 14, 2008 at 01:48 AM (#2940729)

While listening to the AZ announcers tonight, I heard the stats for the team's second basemen since O-Dog went down.
Those stats are... not good. Like, batting average below .200 not good.

14. Kyle S Posted: September 14, 2008 at 09:47 AM (#2940808)

Linceum indeed threw 138 pitches. He threw 86 strikes.

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